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‘We need infrastructure, people and peace in Gaza’ says returned trauma surgeon

In his role at one of the busiest trauma centres in Europe, Professor Martin Griffiths has spent years operating on the victims of gun and knife injuries in London. His efforts led to him being named NHS England’s first clinical director for violence reduction and receiving a CBE. But nothing prepared him for what he saw when he travelled last month to work at the Al Mawasi Hospital in Gaza. He arrived back in London last week.

‘We need infrastructure, people and peace in Gaza’ says returned trauma surgeon

In his role at one of the busiest trauma centres in Europe, Professor Martin Griffiths has spent years operating on the victims of gun and knife injuries in London.

His efforts led to him being named NHS England’s first clinical director for violence reduction and receiving a CBE.

But nothing prepared him for what he saw when he travelled last month to work at the Al Mawasi Hospital in Gaza.

He arrived back in London last week.

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